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1 College Credit Transfers Bob Haas Associate Dean, Business and IT Marion Technical College Board President, River Valley Local Board Member, Tri-Rivers Career Center

2 Topics How to earn college credit Credit transfer history Ohio s guaranteed credit transfer system Ohio Transfer Module Transfer Assurance Guide Career Technical Credit Transfer AP Local articulation agreements Student Success Web Resources

Module Transfer Assurance Guide Career Technical Credit

3 How to Earn College Credit Native Credit Student completes courses at a college High school student completes college courses At the college At the high school taught by a college professor At the high school taught by a qualified high school faculty Non-native Credit Listed separately on college transcript High school student completes articulation course Advanced Placement Course (AP); passes AP test with a score of at least 3 CTAG course Course that is part of a local transfer agreement Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) Life Experience Military Training Industry Certifications Credit by Exam

transcript High school student completes articulation course Advanced Placement Course (AP); passes AP test with a score of at least 3 CTAG course

4 Credit Transfer History Ohio Revised Code Section Ohio Articulation and Transfer Policy Originated in 1990 Administered by the Ohio Board of Regents Course transfer options among Ohio s Public Higher Education Institutions 14 Universities 24 Regional Campuses 23 Community Colleges Post-Secondary Enrollment Options (PSEO)

Ohio Board of Regents Course transfer options among Ohio s Public Higher Education

5 College Degree Major Courses 50% General Courses 50%

6 Guaranteed Credit Transfer: College College Ohio Transfer Module (OTM) General Courses Transfer Assurance Guide (TAG) Major Courses Meet general education requirements Courses include English, Math, Psychology, Economics, etc. Meet specific requirements of a discipline TAG disciplines include Business, Education, Engineering, etc.

requirements Courses include English, Math, Psychology, Economics, etc.

7 Guaranteed College Credit: High School College High school student completes college course High school student completes AP course; earns a score of at least 3 on the AP exam High school student completes a CTAG course High school student completes a course that is part of a local transfer agreement

score of at least 3 on the AP exam High school student completes a CTAG

8 Career-Technical Credit Transfer (CT) 2 Career-technical approved pathway Statewide guaranteed college credit to two- and four-year colleges Similar to TAG (discipline specific courses) Areas include Automotive, Culinary, Education, Engineering, Information Technology, Fire, EMT, Health, Pharmacy Tech, Welding, etc. High school students can earn up to 15 college credit hours

Areas include Automotive, Culinary, Education, Engineering, Information Technology, Fire, EMT,

9 Local Transfer Agreements 1. Career-tech or K-12 high school and college identify courses 2. Local agreement is reached about courses that will earn college credit 3. Often used in tech prep 4. No statewide transfer guarantee local only

10 Statewide Transfer Course Creation 1. Potential statewide transfer course is identified 2. Statewide faculty panel is convened Panel includes two- and four-year college faculty for TAG/OTM courses Panel includes high school and college faculty for CTAG courses 3. Panel defines learning outcomes for the course 4. Learning outcomes are approved by statewide chief academic officers, curriculum directors 5. Institutions submit courses for approval by a statewide subject-matterexpert panel

high school and college faculty for CTAG courses 3. Panel defines learning outcomes for the course 4.

11 Alphabet Soup: Statewide Guaranteed Transfer College to College Transfers OTM Ohio Transfer Module (general courses that apply to any degree) TAG Transfer Assurance Guide discipline specific area Courses are known by their OAN Ohio Articulation Number Multiple OANs within each TAG area High School / Career-Tech / Adult Ed to College AP Advanced Placement: must pass AP test to get credit (CT) 2 Career-Technical Credit Transfer CTAG Career Technical Assurance Guide is the general subject area Courses known by their CTAN Career-Technical Articulation Number Multiple CTANs within each CTAG area Includes third party credentials when applicable

Adult Ed to College AP Advanced Placement: must pass AP test to get credit (CT) 2 Career-Technical Credit Transfer CTAG Career Technical Assurance Guide is the

12 Student Success: High school students who earn college credit Fall term entered Degree Attainment Rates Through Spring 2011 No Early College Credits N % Earned degree Earned College Credits in High School % % Earned Difference N degree , , , , , , Total 120, , Students starting college in fall term 2004, 2005, or 2006; degree attainment through spring 2011 for high school students who graduated from an Ohio public high school and enrolled in an Ohio public college the fall term immediately following high school graduation. Haas, A Seven Year Analysis of Early College Programs in Ohio: A Cost Efficient Way to Improve Degree Attainment

9 Students starting college in fall term 2004, 2005, or 2006; degree attainment through spring 2011 for high school students who graduated from an Ohio public high school and enrolled in

13 Student Success: Students Who Transfer Credits Beginning FY2001: Annualized enrollment of 467,039. Now FY2010: Annualized enrollment of 569,217. Growth Comparison Enrollment up by 102,178 (21.9%). FY2002: 29,993 transfer. Of every 100 enrollees, 6.4 transfer. FY2011: 42,998 transfer. Of every 100 enrollees, 7.6 transfer. Transfers up by 13,005 (43.4%). Transfer ratio up from 6.4% to 7.6%. Source: Calculated using Higher Education Information (HEI) data. Retrieved from

Of every 100 enrollees, 6.4 transfer. FY2011: 42,998 transfer. Of every 100 enrollees, 7.6 transfer. Transfers up by 13,005 (43.

14 Graduation numbers and rates are increasing for 2-year to 4-year college transfers Relative to fulltime students from the 2002 transfer cohort, the 2006 fulltime cohort produced 357 more graduates in four years after the transfer Cumulative graduation rate 3 years after transfer 4 years after transfer 6 years after transfer 2002 Cohort (Full-time) N=4, Cohort (Full-time) N=4, Cohort (Full-time) N=4, % 40.8% 41.4% 52.6% 55.2% 56.1% 63.1% 63.8% - Source: Calculated using Higher Education Information (HEI) data. Retrieved from

transfer 6 years after transfer 2002 Cohort (Full-time) N=4,259 2004 Cohort (Full-time) N=4,468 2006 Cohort (Full-time) N=4,631 36.4% 40.8% 41.4% 52.

15 Web Resources Information about all of Ohio s transfer initiatives Information about college and career options Information about transferring to specific colleges

org/transfer Information about college and career options www.

16 Questions? Robert Haas, PhD Marion Technical College Associate Dean, Business and Information Technologies Regional Manager, Ohio Board of Regents CT2 Project Board President, River Valley Local Board Member, Tri-Rivers Career Center Office Phone: x361 Office Alternate

Technologies Regional Manager, Ohio Board of Regents CT2 Project Board President,

Submitter Training for the Course Equivalency Management System. Bale Theatre 6/8/2010

Submitter Training for the Course Equivalency Management System Bale Theatre 6/8/2010 History and Background The Legislation Ohio has had a statewide Articulation & Transfer Policy since 1990 Assured transfer